The goal of this assignment is to show what you have learned about the region of North Africa, SW Asia and Central Asia using an online newspaper. Students will work in groups to create a newspaper using fablogs.org as the medium. Students will learn how to write for a newspaper, interviewing skills, and editing techniques.
Your groups:
Geography 1:
Group One: clfa17, msfa17, dafa17, rgfa17
Group Two: pbfa17, sdfa17, affa17, smfa17
Group Three: mpfa17, gmfa17, rofa17, rmfa17
Group Four: srfa17, arfa17, zmfa17, arfa17, hsfa17
Geography 2:
Group Five: gbfa17, dcfa17, tmfa17, cjfa17
Group Six: hmfa17, sbfa17, lcfa17, rlfa17
Group Seven: rgfa17, crfa17, hrfa17, esfa17
Project
Each group will need to include the following elements in their paper:
News/Feature articles (1 per person)
Opinion article
Aral Sea articles
Interview
Survey
Game
Cartoon
Citing Sources
Citing sources appropriately is key to doing a good newspaper. All photos and information found must be cited in your blog. Each article should have the appropriate citations at the bottom of the article. You may not just copy and paste the url used. You must use proper MLA citation. EasyBib is a great site to help with that. If you have any questions, please make sure you ask Ms. Pohanka or Mrs. Redding. Remember that the key to easy citation is to do it as you go along. If you wait until the end to try to find everything, it will not work.
Remember to use Diigo to save and share your great sites. Make sure you have the diigo toolbar and then bookmark every site. Save them to our group to make sure we can see each others sites. Even if you decide not to use a site, someone else may want to use it.
Also, I found a great source on the BBC News site. Check out my demo on how to find it.
Countries
Play this game to familiarize yourself with the countries of this region.
What is News?
Before we start researching and writing, we need to discuss what news is. What kinds of stories would you like to write about? First, read this article about The Nature of News . Now, we need to explore the different kinds of news stories.
Check out the Falcon Flier and see the difference between the following categories. These are three distinct parts of a newspaper.
News
Features
Opinion
These are three important distinctions of stories. In your newspaper, you will need to make sure that you have all three categories to balance out your paper. In those three categories, there are also smaller subcategories. Look at these types:
Now that you have looked at different kinds of news stories, it is time for you to start researching to find stories that interest you. Tomorrow you will work with your group to decide what stories you will do for your paper. Come to class prepared to discuss your ideas.
Schedule
1/10 in class: Review wiki for project information. Watch the videos and slideshows and play the game. Start researching to find interesting articles about the region. Create a google doc for your group and share it with Ms. Pohanka. 1/10 for homework: Find at least 3 stories of interest and save them on diigo. Keep in mind the different types of stories and try to find ones that fit into different categories. In class on Wednesday, you will need to bring your ideas to class so you can discuss them with your group. 1/12 in class: Work on your article of choice. Make sure you are citing your sources as you go and that you are using your own words. 1/12 for homework: Finish a rough draft of your article. 1/13 in class: Look for polls and games to use for your paper. 1/13 for homework: Work on polls and games for 30 minutes. Rest TBD
Grading
You will be graded on many aspects for this project. Please see the rubrics below to get an idea of what is expected.
Groups and Blogs
In order to get your posts to your group's newspaper blog, you must categorize your posts as "newspaper".
Table of Contents
Purpose
The goal of this assignment is to show what you have learned about the region of North Africa, SW Asia and Central Asia using an online newspaper. Students will work in groups to create a newspaper using fablogs.org as the medium. Students will learn how to write for a newspaper, interviewing skills, and editing techniques.Your groups:
Geography 1:
Group One: clfa17, msfa17, dafa17, rgfa17
Group Two: pbfa17, sdfa17, affa17, smfa17
Group Three: mpfa17, gmfa17, rofa17, rmfa17
Group Four: srfa17, arfa17, zmfa17, arfa17, hsfa17
Geography 2:
Group Five: gbfa17, dcfa17, tmfa17, cjfa17
Group Six: hmfa17, sbfa17, lcfa17, rlfa17
Group Seven: rgfa17, crfa17, hrfa17, esfa17
Project
Each group will need to include the following elements in their paper:Citing Sources
Citing sources appropriately is key to doing a good newspaper. All photos and information found must be cited in your blog. Each article should have the appropriate citations at the bottom of the article. You may not just copy and paste the url used. You must use proper MLA citation. EasyBib is a great site to help with that. If you have any questions, please make sure you ask Ms. Pohanka or Mrs. Redding. Remember that the key to easy citation is to do it as you go along. If you wait until the end to try to find everything, it will not work.Remember to use Diigo to save and share your great sites. Make sure you have the diigo toolbar and then bookmark every site. Save them to our group to make sure we can see each others sites. Even if you decide not to use a site, someone else may want to use it.
Also, I found a great source on the BBC News site. Check out my demo on how to find it.
Countries
Play this game to familiarize yourself with the countries of this region.What is News?
Before we start researching and writing, we need to discuss what news is. What kinds of stories would you like to write about? First, read this article about The Nature of News . Now, we need to explore the different kinds of news stories.Check out the Falcon Flier and see the difference between the following categories. These are three distinct parts of a newspaper.
These are three important distinctions of stories. In your newspaper, you will need to make sure that you have all three categories to balance out your paper. In those three categories, there are also smaller subcategories. Look at these types:
Now that you have looked at different kinds of news stories, it is time for you to start researching to find stories that interest you. Tomorrow you will work with your group to decide what stories you will do for your paper. Come to class prepared to discuss your ideas.
Schedule
1/10 in class: Review wiki for project information. Watch the videos and slideshows and play the game. Start researching to find interesting articles about the region. Create a google doc for your group and share it with Ms. Pohanka.1/10 for homework: Find at least 3 stories of interest and save them on diigo. Keep in mind the different types of stories and try to find ones that fit into different categories. In class on Wednesday, you will need to bring your ideas to class so you can discuss them with your group.
1/12 in class: Work on your article of choice. Make sure you are citing your sources as you go and that you are using your own words.
1/12 for homework: Finish a rough draft of your article.
1/13 in class: Look for polls and games to use for your paper.
1/13 for homework: Work on polls and games for 30 minutes.
Rest TBD
Grading
You will be graded on many aspects for this project. Please see the rubrics below to get an idea of what is expected.Groups and Blogs
In order to get your posts to your group's newspaper blog, you must categorize your posts as "newspaper".Teacher Resources